General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 6 to 8 inches
Plant Spread: 8 to 12 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: Dark green, ruffled edges
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Light to dark pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Leaf
Pollinators: Flies
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Pineapple Lily

Photo Gallery
Location: In our garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2014-07-18 - Summer
Tuft of green bracts showing in the center-prepping bloom stalk
Location: At our garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2013-09-02
A late summer bloom for this 2013 - Dwarf Eucomis 'Tiny Piny Opal
Location: At our garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2012-07-31
Eucomis tiny piny opal in bloom

Date: 2011-12-28
Courtesy of B&D Lilies Photo courtesy of hybridizer, Eddie Walsh.
Location: At our garden - Central Valley area, CA
Date: 2012-05-22
Eucomis tiny piny opal is finally starting to show up

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